U.S Constitution

senate presiding officer

branch of government headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies

Branch of government that makes the nation's laws

refers to courts

to ask a foreign country to withdraw its diplomatic official from this country

minimum number of members that must be present for the H of R or Senate to vote

laws passed by congress

members of Congress can't be sued or prosecuted for anything they say in Congress

salaries

income raised by the government - taxes

procedure by which a citizen of a foreign nation becomes a citizen of the US

the power of a government to take private property for public use, usually with compensation paid to the owner

the act or process of forbidding something

to cancel an act or law

to transfer to another place

judges usually serve for life or until they choose to retire

weapons

illegally imitating or forging

a person convicted of a crime or a person accused of a crime must be returned to the state where the crime was committed

the right to vote

ideas that the government must follow procedures established by law and guaranteed by the constitution

the right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution

to give official approval to

people who live in the home state and districts as their members of Congress (people who the members of Congress work for)

directs congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for executing all the powers of government

Laws must be related to one of the 17 enumerated powers

the fee that persons were required to pay in order to vote in a number of southern states

money that an accused person provides to the court as a guarantee that he or she will be present for a trial

the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other 2 branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful

"you may have the body"

one elected to an electoral college, voter

rights of citizens, guarantees each state's citizens equal treatment in all states

when the president fails to sign a bill within the 10 days allowed by the Constitution. Congress must be adjourned in order for a pocket veto to take effect

the introduction to a formal document

powers belonging only to the federal government

to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office

basic law that was based on over 5 centuries of judicial decisions

when you may not be tried twice for the same crime

a change to the constitution

open position

constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body